π‘Payroll
This page provides a step by step guide for FAQs related to 'Payroll' tab in the employee profile
1. How to process Arrears?
There are 2 types of Arrears that you can process
A.1 Increment for Single Employee
A.2. Increment for Bulk Employees
B. βLOP Credit Daysβ in monthly Input
Increment
Precondition:
Ensure that you entered the LOP days in the monthly input before proceeding to the Increment process.
A1. How to do Increment for Single Employee?
Path: Cloud Portal>Employee>Employee List>Payroll>Increment>'+ Icon'>enter details>Proceed>enter details>Save
Step 1: Log into the cloud portal, go to the βEmployeeβ menu and select the βEmployee Listβ submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee from the list to go to their profile.

Step 3: Under the βPayrollβ tab, click on the βIncrementβ subtab. Here you can see the employeeβs past increment details. Click on the β+β icon towards the right-hand corner of the screen to add a new increment.

Step 4: Select the βApply Onβ month from the drop-down, select βEffective Dateβ and click on the βProceedβ button.

Step 5: The system will fetch a value for LOP days, you need to specify the number of LOP days βBeforeβ and βAfterβ effective date of increment. Next, in the βNew Valueβ field enter the employeeβs salary after the increment and click on the βSaveβ button.
Note:
Before (LOP/PD Days): Number of paid day or loss of pay day leaves before effective date
After (LOP/PD Days): Number of paid day or loss of pay day leaves after effective date

Once you conclude these steps, arrears for the single employee will be processed.
Note : Before starting with the Increment process Save the monthly Input for the 'Apply On' Month and then proceed with Increment.
A.2 How to do Bulk Employees Increment?
Step 1: Log into the cloud portal, go to the βPayrollβ menu and under the βImportβ submenu click on the βIncrementβ option.

Step 2: Download the βSample Increment Importβ file from the upper right-hand corner of the screen and prepare the file for upload with the necessary data accordingly

Step 3: Select the employee category from the βCategoryβ dropdown and fields will be visible.

Step 3: Select a template from the βSelect Templateβ dropdown and upload the file in the βImport Templatesβ field.

Step 4: Enter value for the βStarting-Ending Rowβ and βEmployee Code Column Nameβ, then select βIncrement Apply On Monthβ and βIncrement Apply On Yearβ. The βSheet Nameβ will be auto-populated; if there are multiple sheets, you can select those from the dropdown.

Step 5: Select βEffective Date Column Nameβ. Select te employeeβs number of leaves with respect to effective date from the βBefore Days (LOP/PD) Columnβ and βAfter Days (LOP/PD) Columnβ dropdowns.

Step 6: Map the βComponent Namesβ according to the Excel sheet using respective dropdowns.

Step 7: Click the βSave Settingsβ button so the settings will be saved and then click on the βUpload Fileβ button and the shift will be assigned to the employees.

Once you complete these stages arrears for bulk employee increments will be processed.
B. How to do βLOP Credit Daysβ in monthly input?
To put βLOP Credit Daysβ in monthly input & process arrear days accordingly follow the steps below.
Step 1: In the cloud portal click on the βEmployeeβ menu and select the βEmployee Listβ.

Step 2: Select an employee for whom you want to credit LOP and their profile will open.

Step 3: Under the βPayrollβ tab click on the βMonthly Inputβ subtab. Select the βMonthβ and βYearβ, then click on the βEditβ button and more options will appear below.

Step 4: In the βLOP Credit Daysβ field enter the required value, click on the βSaveβ button and the arrears will be processed accordingly.

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2. How to process payroll?
Step 1: Log into the cloud portal and click on the βEmployeeβ click on βEmployee Listβ

Step 2: Select the employee from the list to go to the employee profile.

Step 3: Click on βPayrollβ and select βMonthly Inputβ select the month and click on βViewβ. Fill in the required fields and click on the βSaveβ button.

Step 4: Click on the βPayroll Processβ and select the month. Now click on the βProcess Payrollβ button.

If you are unable to make above changes kindly contact us at [email protected]
3. How to enter monthly input for a single employee?
Step 1: Log into the cloud portal, go to the βEmployeeβ menu and click on the βEmployee Listβ submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee from the list and that will take you to their profile.

Step 3: Under the βPayrollβ tab click on the βMonthly Inputβ subtab. Select the βMonthβ and βYearβ and click on the βEditβ button.

Step 4: The monthly input fields will appear. Fill in the required values for the respective monthly input and click on the βSaveβ button. Monthly input for the employee will be saved.

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4. How to edit/update pay sheet or run payroll for a single employee?
To edit paysheet for an employee
A. Edit Monthly Input
B. Run Payroll
A. How to edit monthly input for a single employee?
Step 1: Log into cloud portal, go to the βEmployeeβ menu and click on the βEmployee Listβ submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee for whom you want to edit monthly input.

Step 3: Under the βProfileβ tab click on the βMonthly Inputβ subtab. Select the Month and Year and click on the βEditβ button.

Step 4: The list of monthly inputs will appear. Edit the monthly inputs as required in the respective fields and click on the βSaveβ button. The updated monthly inputs will be saved for the employee.

Once you have changed monthly inputs for the employee you need to rerun the payroll.
B. How to run payroll for a single employee?
To run the payroll for an employee you need to go to their profile.
Step 1: Log into cloud portal, go to the βEmployeeβ menu and click on the βEmployee Listβ submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee for whom you want to run payroll.

Once you reach employeeβs profile follow the steps below.
Step 3: Under the βPayrollβ tab click on the βPayroll Processβ subtab.

Step 4: Select Month and year in the respective fields and select the checkbox for βWith Income Tax Processβ if required. Click on the βProcess Payrollβ button and the payroll will be processed accordingly.

Path:
Edit Monthly Input: Cloud portal>Employee>Employee List>select employee>Payroll>Monthly Input>Edit>make required changes>Save
Process payroll: Cloud portal>Employee>Employee List>select employee>Payroll>Payroll Process>select required details>Process Payroll
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5. How to add bonus amount for employee in the monthly input for the payroll?
Step 1: Log into cloud portal, go to the βEmployeeβ menu and click on the βEmployee Listβ submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee for whom you want to update the notice period and system will take you to their profile.

Step 3: Under the βPayrollβ tab click on the βMonthly Inputβ subtab. Select the βMonthβ and βYearβ from the respective fields and click on the βEditβ button.
Step 4: Enter the βBonusβ amount in the respective field and click on the βSaveβ button. The bonus will be added for the employee to the respective month.

Path: Employee>Employee List>select employee>Payroll>Monthly Input>Edit>enter Bonus>Save
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6. How to delete loan entry for the employee?
Step 1: Go to the cloud portal, under the 'Employee' menu click on the 'Employee List' submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee whose loan entry you want to delete by clicking on their name and the system will take you to their profile.

Step 3: Under the 'Payroll' tab click on the βLoanβ subtab. Employeeβs loan details will be displayed here.

Step 4: Find the loan entry you want to delete. Click the β3 Dotsβ from the right-hand side on the respective entry and click on the βDelete Loanβ option and the loan entry will be deleted.

Note:
If the Payroll processed during the loan period the Loan Entries will not be deleted.
If you still want to delete the loan entry first, you need to delete the payroll for the employee and then delete the loan entries.
Please recheck the monthly inputs for the respective employee and process the payroll for that employee again.
Path: Cloud Portal>Employee>Employee List>select employee>Payroll>Loan>find the loan entry click on β3 Dotsβ>Delete Loan.
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7. How to delete payroll for a single employee?
Step 1: Log into cloud portal, go to the βEmployeeβ menu and click on the βEmployee Listβ submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee for whom you want delete payroll and system will take you to their profile.

Step 3: Under the βPayrollβ tab click on the βPayroll Processβ subtab. Select the βMonthβ and click on the βDelete Payrollβ button. The payroll will be deleted.

Path: Cloud Portal>Employee>Employee List>select employee>Payroll>Payroll Process>select month>Delete Payroll
For any queries, contact [email protected]
8. How to remove time-based leave deduction for an employee?
Step 1: Log into the cloud portal, go to the βEmployeeβ menu and click on the βEmployee Listβ submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee from the list and that will take you to their profile.

Step 3: Under the βPayrollβ tab click on the βMonthly Inputβ subtab. Select the βMonthβ and βYearβ and click on the βEditβ button.

Step 4: The monthly input fields will appear. Change value in the βLOP Daysβ field to remove the leave deduction as required and click on the βSaveβ button. Monthly input for the employee will be saved.

Path: Cloud Portal>Employee>Employee List>select employee>Payroll>Monthly Input>Month>Edit>edit LOP value>Save
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9. How to remove pending loan amount for separated employee?
To remove the pending loan amount for the separated employee, you will need to first Release the separated employee. Then delete the loan entry from cloud portal.
10. How to delete loan entry of an employee from the cloud portal?
Step 1: Log into cloud portal, go to the βEmployeeβ menu and click on the βEmployee Listβ submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee for whom you want to delete loan entry and system will take you to their profile.

Step 3: Under the βPayrollβ tab click on the βLoanβ subtab. Click on the respective β3 Dotsβ for the entry you want to delete and click on the βDelete Loanβ option and the loan entry will be deleted.

Path: Cloud Portal>Employee>Employee List>Employee Profile>Payroll>Loan>click on the respective β3 Dotsβ>Delete Loan
Link: https://cloud.pockethrms.com/Employee/employee/Profile?employeeID=764&module=loan&empstatus=1
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11. How to delete the uploaded increment report/data/details?
Once increment is uploaded from the increment uploaded process you can delete ir in 2 ways
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12. How to delete uploaded increment for a particular category or category-wise?
Step 1: Log into the cloud portal, go to the βEmployeeβ menu and click on the βEmployee Listβ submenu.

Step 2: Select any employee for whom increment is added and system will take you to their profile.

Step 3: Under the βPayrollβ tab, click on the βIncrementβ subtab and click on the β-β (minus icon) towards upper right side of the screen.

Step 4: Select the βApply Monthβ, βApply Yearβ, βSelect Categoryβ for which you want to delete the increment and click on the βDelete Allβ button. Increment will be deleted for all the employees in the selected category since the selected apply month.

Path: Cloud Portal>Employee>Employee List>select any employee for whom increment is already added>Payroll>Increment>click on β-β Icon (Minus sign) towards top right>select details>Delete All (The Increment added for the selected month, year will be deleted for all employee under the selected category)
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13. How to delete the uploaded or imported increment report/data/details?
Step 1: Log into the cloud portal, go to the βEmployeeβ menu and click on the βEmployee Listβ submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee for whom you want to delete increment and system will take you to their profile.

Step 3: Under the βPayrollβ tab, click on the βIncrementβ subtab and click on the βDelete Iconβ for the respective month for which you want to delete the increment. The increment will be deleted accordingly.

Path: Cloud Portal>Employee>Employee List>select employee>Payroll>Increment>click on βDelete Iconβ for the respective month
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14. How to add new loan amount/loan entry for an employee from the cloud portal?
Step 1: Go to the cloud portal, under the 'Employee' menu click on the 'Employee List' submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee whose loan entry you want to delete by clicking on their name and the system will take you to their profile.

Step 3: Under the 'Payroll' tab select the βLoanβ subtab and click on the β+β icon towards upper left side of the screen.

Step 4: Fill in the required details, click on the save button and the loan will be added accordingly for the employee.

Path: Cloud Portal>Employee>Employee List>select employee>Payroll>Loan>click on β+ Iconβ>fill in details>Save.
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15. How to stop payment or payroll or salary for the left employee/former employee?
You cannot stop payment for the employee if they have been already separated or left from the system. You can only stop payment for the employees that are live in the system.
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16. How to stop payment or payroll or salary for an employee from the cloud portal?
Step 1: Go to the cloud portal, under the 'Employee' menu click on the 'Employee List' submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee whom you want to stop the payment and the system will take you to their profile.

Step 3: Under the 'Payroll' tab select the βStop Paymentβ subtab and click on the β+β icon towards upper left side of the screen.

Step 4: Fill in the required details such as, Stop Payment Month, Year, Type and Remark. Click on the βSaveβ button and the payment for the employee will be stopped accordingly.

Note: Stop payment cannot be done for the employees who are already left or separated from the system.
Path: Cloud Portal>Employee>Employee List>select employee>Payroll>Stop Payment>click on β+ Iconβ>fill in details>Save.
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17. How to process payroll till last working date of the employee, while employee is not separated yet?
How to process payroll for employee for only particular number of days in the month?
Step 1: Go to the cloud portal, under the 'Employee' menu click on the 'Employee List' submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee whom you want to edit number of payroll days and the system will take you to their profile.

Step 3: Under the 'Payroll' tab select βMonthly Inputβ subtab, enter the Month and Year and click on the βEditβ button.

Step 4: Enter the number of days for which you donβt want to run payroll for the month in the βLOPβ field and click on the βSaveβ button.
For example,
Number of days in the month= 31
Number of days for which you want to process payroll= 27
LOP value to be entered: 31 β 27 = 4

Step 5: Now in the employeeβs profile, under the βPayrollβ tab click on the βPayroll Processβ subtab. Select the Month, Year and other required options from the respective fields as per your company policies and click on the βProcess Payrollβ button. The payroll for the employee will be processed accordingly.

Path: Cloud Portal>Employee>Employee List>select employee>Payroll>Monthly Input> enter details>Edit>enter βLOPβ value as required>Save>stay on employeeβs profile>Payroll>Process Payroll>fill in details> Process Payroll.
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18. How to hold or stop employeeβs salary or payment?
Step 1: Log into the cloud portal, go to βEmployeeβ menu and select the βEmployee Listβ submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee and the system will take you to their profile.

Step 3: Click on the βPayrollβ tab, followed by βStop Paymentβ subtab. Click on the β+β Icon towards the upper right corner of the screen.

Step 4: Fill in the required details in the respective fields of the βStop Paymentβ pop-up and click on the βSaveβ button. The employeeβs payment will be stopped accordingly.

Path: Cloud Portal>Employee>Employee List>select employee>Payroll>Stop Payment>click on β+ Iconβ>fill in details>Save.
For any queries, contact [email protected]
19. How to add deduction in the employee salary?
For deduction from the employee salary follow the steps below.
Ensure that the deduction component is added and if not add the salary deduction component.
Enable Direct deduction for the component for particular category so the value mentioned in the monthly input will be directly deducted.
Add deduction value in monthly input for the employee
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20. How to Delete/Remove the Stop Payment?
Path: Cloud Login> smHRt search (search employee code/name) > payroll > Stop Payment > click on Delete icon > Ok
Step 1: Login to cloud portal, and search employee code/Name on βsmHRt searchβ

Step 2: Click βPayrollβ tab, select βstop Paymentβ, click on βDelete iconβ on the right corner and select βOkβ to confirm the removal of stop payment for the employee.


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21. How to process bonus in pocket?
Refer the link below to know the process:
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